Dear Members, In light of the recent results of independent investigations conducted by the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club and the Athletics Canada Commissioner's Office, the Board of Directors has terminated Andy McInnis' employment with the Club, for ...
Apology to Complainants
Dear Members, The Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Board of Directors unreservedly apologizes to the individuals who submitted sexual harassment complaints against Andy McInnis in September 2018. We should have informed the Complainants immediately that ...
Apology to former Lions Ombudsperson and Treasurer Maureen Moore
Dear Members, For over three years Ms. Maureen Moore served as Treasurer to the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club, working tirelessly and selflessly behind the scenes to ensure that the Club remained financially solvent and implemented accounting and fina ...
Apology to Ottawa Lions Members
Dear Members, On Monday, May 6, 2019, Athletics Canada Commissioner Frank Fowlie reprimanded the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club Board of Directors for its communication of the September 2018 suspension of Mr. Andy McInnis. The Board takes his critique ...
Farah Jacques flies at Liberty Twilight
While temperatures reached nearly 30 degrees yesterday in Lynchburg, Virginia, the sun wasn't the only thing heating up the track at Liberty University. Farah Jacques posted two victories Wednesday at the Liberty Twilight before boarding a plane for Yokah ...
Notice to Members
Subsequent to recent media reports over the last two weeks, the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club has received complaints from its membership of sexual harassment allegations against Ken Porter. These complaints have been referred to Athletics Canada Comm ...
Lions excel on quiet weekend
It was a quieter week for the Lions on the competition front, but it certainly wasn't without its standout performances. For the second week in a row, Josh Cassidy completed a marathon, finishing 18th at the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships in ...
Canadian marathoners Cassidy, Lakatos, Dupont and Smyth confident ahead of WPA World Marathon Championships
By: Jonathan Yue Four Canadian athletes are set to compete at the WPA World Marathon Championships on Sunday, April 28, looking to use their vast experiences in the marathon to their advantage in a challenging London, England, course. “The London Marathon ...
Divya Biswal leads record breaking weekend for Lions
Twenty five years ago "The Sign" by Ace of Base topped the music charts, "Forest Gump" made it's debut in theatres and the world was enamored with Netscape Navigator as a way to get around the early days of the internet. It was also when Leslie Estwick se ...
Cassidy cracks Boston Marathon Top 10
The rain was back in style for the start of the 2019 Boston Marathon, but thankfully for the athletes participating, the single digit temperatures of a year ago were not on the forecast. Battling the wet and windy conditions through the streets of Boston, ...